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“It is hard watching the team and obviously I know how good we are, but when we are low on confidence you don’t play like you normally play, but I am just glad that everyone pulled in the same direction and got the win that we needed."

But Zaha says that Palace had nothing to lose going into the game, coming off the back of seven straight defeats in the Premier League - and two heavy defeats against Manchester City and Manchester United.

He said: “It’s a thing where after you have lost a heavy game, what are you scared of really?

Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha celebrates after the final whistle during the Premier League match at Selhurst Park. Photo: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

“You go out there and not be scared of anything, and play with freedom, and scoring the first goal was massive for our confidence – that boost helped us throughout the game."

Meanwhile, he says the victory felt similar to Palace's 2-1 win against the same opponents at Stamford Bridge back in April, given the importance and the timing of the match.

And he says he hopes that Palace can now start to climb the table, as he targets a run of positive results.

“Yeah literally, it feels the same and when you get opportunities against the top teams you have to take them, and we did," he said.